In this episode, Gaby speaks with Avrille Burrows about:
- grief as a reckoning
- how she came to doing the work she's doing
- how grief shows up in therapy sessions
- the idea of externalising grief and why it helps
- what culturally responsive therapy is and why it matters
- how to support ourselves and others through grief
- how she explored the loss and grief within her family through her art practice
- how we've forgotten how to grieve
Avrille Burrows (she/her) is practicing as a mental health clinician/arts therapist/collector/author/mum and artist. She finds all these various elements feed into each other and fuel a stronger sense of purpose and understanding of herself and the world around her. Avrille lives in Naarm/Melbourne and comes from a Goan Anglo-Indian background with much of her artwork exploring her history, places of belonging and lineage. Through her work as a therapist, Avrille engages in conversations of intergenerational trauma and recovery, identity and loss, and utilises creative techniques to support healing and reflection.
Avrille works within private practice at Pola Practice; a counselling space that is culturally responsive through considering the socio-political factors that impact on mental health. She loves working with creatives and supporting the wellbeing of the creative industry. Avrille is excited for the future of arts and mental health as collaborations and conversations over these topics create new ways to see the world and reconstruct wellness.
Learn more about Pola Practice: www.polapractice.com.au
Learn more about Avrille: www.Avrilleburrows.com.au
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Acknowledgement of Country: This episode was produced on the sacred lands of the Gimuy-walubarra Yidi People. We pay respect to elders past and present, extend that respect to all First Nations people listening, and acknowledge the ongoing loss and grief due to colonisation.
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